Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-11-15
THE BOGUS INTERNAL MACHINE.
The Case Of Sherburne G. Hopkins ON
Trial In the Police Court To-day.


To-day at noon the Police Court presented the
appearance OF a convention OF newspaper corre-
spondents, who had gathered to listen to the pro-
ceedings in the case OF Sberburne G. Hopkins who
sent the bogus internal machine to the house Of
Chief Justice Waite. The case was Investigated
in the district attorneys office by Mr.. Randolph
Coyle, Mr.. WOrthingtOn's assistant who 1t was
announced would prosecute.
NoILE PROsEQUI IN THE CONSPIRACY CASE.
Before the arrival OF Mr.. C0ye, Mr.. Shepperd
nolle pressed the charge OF conspiracy against
Hopkins and Mr.. Sperry, OF the Critic, leaving
Hopkins the only defendant. At the counsel table
sat the defendant with his counsel, Gen. S. s.
Henkle his father also being present to assist In
Mr.. COyle appeared shortly after IL O'Clock,
carrying the paper which charged MIR. Hopkins
with violating the law in sending the bogus ma
chine. Mr.. COyle called the attention OF the court
TO the case, the Information charging Hopkins
with attempting to defraud Gen. Ii. '. BOynton
and Mr.. w. Z Curtis by selling to them as news a
statement he knew to be untrue.
MOTION TO QUAsH THE INFORMATION.
Gen. Henkle said he would waive the reading OF
the Information and desired to enter a motion to
quash the information for the reason that 1t does
cognizance. MI. COyle, he said, had told him that
he would stand by the information already filed,
the second count being similar to the first with
OF the person from whom 1t is al
legged he intended to obtain the money
& aa ne and said that
make or state pri:na facie case, and that in
charging person with attempting to commit a
with the same particularly as though the Offense
itself had been committed. The Information
sets forths that there was custom prevailing
among divers persons, and does not inclu1e
the defendant as one or those persons. It does
not say that there is custom prevailing among
bSs that nefe reas
prevailing among divers persons. Newspapers he
said, sometimes print articles which are as mat
ticles written by humorisus. The Information he
said, did not even intimate what amount his client
expected TO receive. Coming down TO the charge
In the Information, Gen. Henke said it simply al
legged that the defendant told ie or a fiction as
the newspapers would call 1t. It was simply the
perpetraf1on Of joke or "fake" He said he was
' prepared to write the lie and asked ii they wanted
The Judge said that he was not prepared to
quash the Information without hearing the testi-
mony.
THE CASE QUAsHED.
Mr.. Coyle said he would admit that Gen. Henkle
had made strong and able criticism OF the case
and he was very much obliged to him for making
1t at this stage Of the hearing. He was not dis
Henkle has stated the facts are at fault and he
thought the facts Justified a stronger charge. He
was w1g lot sss court 9n to auash 5he
left the court without being under bail
NEW INFORMATION PROBABLE
Mr.. Coyle stated that he would probably ex.
anime witnesses In the case next Saturday before
presenting another charge. The new charge, II
one Is filed win be similar TO the one quashed, the
facts being stated stronger. The bogus machine
as evidence, together with a drawing Of it, made
by the District chemist. There win probably be q
new Information illed against Mr.. Hopkins about
| the beginning Of next week.
District Gsvsrnnaeas Affairs.